Urban Futures CS- LIDC city Flashcards
1
Q
what is the LIDC city case study for urban futures?
A
Lagos, Nigeria (west africa)
2
Q
what is Lagos’ importance?
A
- international airport
- makes up 80% of nigeria’s industry
- fincancial centre for whole of west africa
3
Q
how has Lagos grown?
A
- population of 250,000 in 1950
- population of 21million today
4
Q
why has Lagos grown?
A
- people within nigeria seeking jobs because the income is much higher than rural areas
- people in UK/ USA working in international companies
5
Q
describe the lifestyle of the rich in Lagos
A
- western fashion
- Nollywood film industry
- gated communities
- street parties, nightclubbing, music, food local culture, shopping
- Lagos International Jazz Festival
6
Q
describe the lifestyle of the poor in Lagos
A
- traditional dress
- 2/3 of population live in slums
7
Q
what are the challenges facing Lagos?
A
- slums- 2/3 population in slums, poor conditions and facilities (toilets/ water/ electricity)
- informal sector jobs- some scavenge for rubbish to sell because of a lack of formal jobs
- health- no proper sewers and little clean water lead to diseases such as Cholera
- waste disposal- as population increases, resource consumption increases, only 40% of rubbish officially collected
8
Q
what sustainability project is in place for Lagos and what is it’s aim?
A
- Lagos State intergrated Waste Management Project
- reduce landfill and air pollution that landfill causes
9
Q
evaluate the lagos stae intergrated waste management project
A
- they collect food market waste to make compost to fertilise farming lands, increasing food supplies
- however they burn methane from rubbish that still ends up in dumps to generate elecricity
